You don't mention it, but have you tried Firefox or Opera?
The former is the most popular on the web, but a bit of a resource hogger. But Opera, whilst it needs a little more initial setup procedures, is, in my opinion, still ahead of the pack.
I am not a great web game player, but the one I do indulge in has graphics problems and hangs sometimes with both IE and Firefox. Opera runs the site without a murmur.
Fwiw. I agree with you about Chrome. It is definitely "weird" and I cannot understand the enthusiasm being expressed on the web. I think it is a non starter at this stage, but it is being developed so who knows.